The 2019 Wake Forest Home & Garden Show will be held at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre Saturday, Aug. 24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 25, from noon to 4 p.m. Presented by Mitchell Heating & Cooling, the free two-day event will showcase the latest in home improvement products, services and features. Whether you are thinking of a complete home remodel, a kitchen or bath makeover, a newly landscaped lawn or just want to shop the local vendor marketplace, you will find it all at this show. Want to learn new grilling techniques or grab a bite to eat? We have that cover too! The Shopping Marketplace will feature everything from local art and handmade décor to kitchen essentials and cleaning products for your home.  

One of life’s pleasures can be listening to music in a pastoral setting with a few friends. You will be able to enjoy that – though there may be more than a few friends – during the 2019 Concerts in the Park at E. Carroll Joyner Park on two Sunday evening, Sept. and Sept. 8. Sensory Expressions will headline the concert on Sunday, Sept. 1, followed by Legacy Band on Sunday, Sept. 8. Free and open to the entire community, both performances are scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Joyner Park amphitheater at 701 Harris Road. Sensory Expressions<https://www.thebash.com/steel-drum/sensory-expressions> is a Caribbean band playing a range of music from Jazz, R&B, Reggae and Soca featuring the sensual sounds of steel drums to soothe your soul. Comprised of some of the area’s most talented musicians and vocalists, Legacy Band<https://www.thebash.com/cover-band/legacyband-charlotte> puts the ‘fun’ in any function featuring family friendly hits, (classic

As a delicious way to raise money to help supply healthy food and clean water in developing countries around the world via Church World Service and to support two local non-profit agencies, Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry and Wake Forest Hope House, the Wake Forest CROP Hunger Walk 2019 committee planners have arranged for a Share Night on Tuesday, August 27, at Culver’s of Wake Forest, 2819 Rogers Road. Between 5 and 8 p.m. on August 27, Culver’s will donate a portion of food and beverage sales to Wake Forest CROP Walk.  During the three hours on August 27, all Culver’s customers will help support CROP Walk when they purchase either carry-out or dine-in orders.  Join the volunteer CROP Hunger Walk committee members at Culver’s to “Help end hunger, one step and one meal at a time.” The community’s 40th-year annual walking event, Wake Forest CROP Hunger Walk 2019, will take place on September 22. 

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will offer a free adult yoga class Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Flaherty Park Community Center, 1226 North White Street. Geared for participants ages 16 and older, the introductory class will emphasize the healing benefits of yoga with slower movements and connection to the breath. The practice is considered especially beneficial for anyone recovering from injury or illness. Participants will explore a moderately easy flow, gentle stretches and end with an extended guided meditation. All levels are welcome. No registration is required, but anyone planning to participate is encouraged to bring a yoga mat and two towels (one hand towel and one bath towel) and wear comfortable clothing. The PRCR Department will offer a four-week adult yoga class beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The cost for the four-week session is $32 for Wake Forest residents

Area residents will honor Willie Arrington at the 36th Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 9, in Centennial Plaza in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall. Arrington served his nation in the U.S. Army, and members of his family will participate in the ceremony, which will include patriotic songs, special remarks, a memorial wreath laying and the ceremonial flag-raising. After raising the American flag, the Wake Forest Fire Department Honor Guard will raise the U.S. Army service flag in recognition of the military branch in which Arrington served. Both flags will fly in Centennial Plaza throughout September. Photographs and other remembrances will also be displayed in Centennial Plaza during the ceremony, then in the Town Hall lobby through the end of the month. Presented by several local veterans’ organizations to honor the sacrifices of deceased Wake Forest veterans and their families, memorial flag-raising ceremonies